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Klinghoffer's lawyer enters NOT GUILTY plea

SpunkieSpunkie Posts: 6,671
edited September 28 in All Encompassing Trip
"Klinghoffer was charged on Aug. 29 with vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence, a misdemeanor that can bring a maximum of one year in jail and a $1,000 fine."

Yesterday a "not guilty" plea was entered. What's the legal basis/reasoning of doing this - to lessen the charges or penalties?
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  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,519
    To live with that happening. Sad
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,350
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    To live with that happening. Sad
    Should he kill himself or keep on living?
  • SpunkieSpunkie Posts: 6,671
    My take of my good friend Es post, was that it must be hard living with feelings of guilt after a causing a collision resulting in death.
  • SpunkieSpunkie Posts: 6,671
    I mostly just wonder why a not guilty plea. I guess maybe to try to get less consequences
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,948
    Spunkie said:
    I mostly just wonder why a not guilty plea. I guess maybe to try to get less consequences

    Yeah, I suppose their argument is that what happened is a lesser crime than manslaughter.
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  • SpunkieSpunkie Posts: 6,671

    So he could try to get an infraction or lawful act that causes death? Like the cell phone distraction that was reported is just an infraction not a misdemeanor?

    I guess I don't really know the difference between misdemeanor and felony to begin with. The states is trickier than Canada. 

    I'll look up what a misdemeanor is next when I try to understand this.
  • SpunkieSpunkie Posts: 6,671

    Hmm could see him trying to reduce above thing but he's already got a lesser charge. it doesn't seem trying for less fits? 

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